Morning Report

The 163rd Melbourne Cup will be run Tuesday afternoon at Flemington, with tens of thousands of punters expected to bet on Australia's biggest horse race of the year.

No New Zealand horse has made the… Read more Audio

Are New Zealanders falling out of love with craft beer?

Last week, Auckland-based Deep Creek became the third brewery to announce liquidation in the past five months.

Reporter Ellen O'Dwyer asks… Read more Audio

For the Greens, the special votes delivered their best result ever, and their fifteenth MP - Kahurangi Carter.

Carter ran in Christchurch Central and on the party's list.

She spent the last few… Read more Audio

The Black Caps' chances of making the Cricket World Cup semi-finals have taken a hit after losing their weekend match against Pakistan in a rain-affected result.

Batting first, the Black Caps made a… Read more Audio

The sperm whale that was stranded on Christchurch's Brighton Beach on Saturday was buried Sunday night.

Local iwi, Department of Conservation representatives, residents and volunteers stayed late… Read more Audio

Wellington Water's warning fixing the region's water woes would take about $1 billion each year.

It says that's wholly unaffordable for councils, and the Government would need to chip in.

The… Read more Audio

Stray fireworks set a house on fire in Auckland overnight.

Fire and Emergency says the fire began when fireworks hit the upper deck of the property in Mount Roskill.

FENZ spokesperson Adrian Nacey… Read more Audio

The city of Kostiantynivka, Ukraine, is naming a street after New Zealand aid worker Andrew Bagshaw in honour of the lives he saved.

Bagshaw died in Ukraine in January while working as a volunteer.

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